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Now that I have first hand experience with Oak Street Health (OSH), I'm tempted to tell everybody what went wrong but decided against it because nobody will believe me.  But, I'll describe one thing because it's funny.  I dropped both OSH and my insu...
aruzinsky 05-05-2025 11:30 AM
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"Why would you think that the star ratings come from info that a beneficiary submits- it isn’t."Because that's what star ratings customarily means, e.g, Amazon's star ratings."Plus why would you think they would want to decrease a plans star rating i...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 08:01 PM
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The same reason that dogs lick their genitals, because they can.  And, you don't know the half of it.  Oak Street Health, Inc is partnered with United Healthcare and AARP. In September 2024, the company paid $60 million to settle a lawsuit for violat...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:56 PM
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On the medicare.gov website, I see star ratings for insurance plans but I see no opportunity to review a plan. Among other things, Wellcare Ins. Co. apparently cancelled my OTCH account with CVS thereby robbing me of my debit card balance for over th...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:10 PM
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Yes.  I doubt that any part D insurer cares who your PCP is.
aruzinsky 11-10-2024 04:26 PM
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Now that I have first hand experience with Oak Street Health (OSH), I'm tempted to tell everybody what went wrong but decided against it because nobody will believe me.  But, I'll describe one thing because it's funny.  I dropped both OSH and my insu...
aruzinsky 05-05-2025 11:30 AM
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1
Kudo
368
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"Why would you think that the star ratings come from info that a beneficiary submits- it isn’t."Because that's what star ratings customarily means, e.g, Amazon's star ratings."Plus why would you think they would want to decrease a plans star rating i...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 08:01 PM
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The same reason that dogs lick their genitals, because they can.  And, you don't know the half of it.  Oak Street Health, Inc is partnered with United Healthcare and AARP. In September 2024, the company paid $60 million to settle a lawsuit for violat...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:56 PM
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On the medicare.gov website, I see star ratings for insurance plans but I see no opportunity to review a plan. Among other things, Wellcare Ins. Co. apparently cancelled my OTCH account with CVS thereby robbing me of my debit card balance for over th...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:10 PM
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Yes.  I doubt that any part D insurer cares who your PCP is.
aruzinsky 11-10-2024 04:26 PM
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Now that I have first hand experience with Oak Street Health (OSH), I'm tempted to tell everybody what went wrong but decided against it because nobody will believe me.  But, I'll describe one thing because it's funny.  I dropped both OSH and my insu...
aruzinsky 05-05-2025 11:30 AM
2
Replies
1
Kudo
368
Views
"Why would you think that the star ratings come from info that a beneficiary submits- it isn’t."Because that's what star ratings customarily means, e.g, Amazon's star ratings."Plus why would you think they would want to decrease a plans star rating i...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 08:01 PM
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466
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The same reason that dogs lick their genitals, because they can.  And, you don't know the half of it.  Oak Street Health, Inc is partnered with United Healthcare and AARP. In September 2024, the company paid $60 million to settle a lawsuit for violat...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:56 PM
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Kudos
500
Views
On the medicare.gov website, I see star ratings for insurance plans but I see no opportunity to review a plan. Among other things, Wellcare Ins. Co. apparently cancelled my OTCH account with CVS thereby robbing me of my debit card balance for over th...
aruzinsky 12-10-2024 05:10 PM
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523
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Yes.  I doubt that any part D insurer cares who your PCP is.
aruzinsky 11-10-2024 04:26 PM
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524
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